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I think by now people are pretty good at distinguishing between content and the sponsorship of that content. With all of the wailing and gnashing of teeth about the deficit and the costs of government services, why not allow these government websites to become a source of revenue?
A corporation that is balking at paying its fair share of taxes might be more interested if they could get credit for sponsoring cancer.gov,
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It's sad that our Federal dept websites have very few patriotic designs in them, especially the White House one, which has just a little US flag icon. Also, I think a few historical notes here and there would be a nice touch.

The executive orders should always be on the front web page. These are important for the public to know about. Right now, they are hard to find. Last time I had to do a search for a specific one as it was not clear as to which link to go to in order to find it.

Allow those who require 508 features and accomodations to select a version of the site with those features. Otherwise the site can contain any design elements that best display the content. These two different "modes" meet the spirt of 508, if not the letter.

Submitted by Community Memberin Sep 2011

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It is interesting how many government organizations require the PMP and/or FAC-P/PM for many programs and projects, including IT, but it does not seem to be a requirement in the realm of web management.
This is an unfortunate discrepancy, as web management often falls into areas where project management is not the standard (public affairs, communications), yet the intersection with IT and the need for project and program
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Submitted by Community Memberin Sep 2011

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We need to move toward peace and to allow people a voice to have their ideas expressed on how to achieve peace. We need to celebrate The International Global Truce Peace One Day, Peace Day 9/21 of each year and acknowledge it on the USA.gov website. Add Peace to the list of drop-down choices of topics we can pick when we list the subject of our communication with government officials

Acknowledge and Promote Earth Day Each Year on USA.gov and related department websites. List ways in which governments are going green and sustainable and list things people can do to become more sustainable everyday and on Earth Day

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What can we do to improve access to government information and services beyond websites? For example, mobile, APIs, and other channels. [Before posting, you may want to see recent dialogue on Making MobileGov

What can we do to improve how we use data, apps, APIs and similar technology to improve how we deliver information and services on federal websites? [Before posting you may want to see recent dialogue on Evolving Data]